Why must the women’s basketball team play warm-up for the men? January 12, 2017January 13, 2018 Cormac O’Brien If you ask me, the best part of a women’s basketball game at UVic is when it finishes. But my reasoning for that over-simplistic and intentionally facetious statement is most likely...
EDITORIAL: Pipeline approvals violate Canada’s best interests in every way December 15, 2016December 15, 2016 Martlet Staff We want to begin this editorial with a pleasant reminder of one of Justin Trudeau’s platform promises last election: that his government would revise the National Energy Board’s (NEB) pipeline...
Hey #yyj, hope you like the snow! Signed, global warming xx December 15, 2016December 14, 2016 Jennifer Landrey Welcome back, winter! I know most of you West Coasters aren’t familiar with water in its crystallized form (oh my sweet, summer children) but as for the rest of the...
Safe injection sites are necessary for saving lives December 15, 2016December 14, 2016 Cazzy Lewchuk This article originally appeared in The Other Press, Douglas College's student newspaper, on Dec. 7. NEW WESTMINSTER—Vancouver is home to the first legal supervised injection site in North America. At Insite,...
EDITORIAL: Fake news has real consequences for media and the masses December 1, 2016December 1, 2016 Martlet Staff The Pope endorsed Donald Trump. An FBI agent investigating Hillary Clinton’s private email server was discovered dead in an apparent murder-suicide. And busloads of professional protesters were dropped off mere...
Canada’s national bird: why the whisky jack?! December 1, 2016November 30, 2016 Anna Dodd When I first heard that the whisky jack, or grey jay, had been named Canada’s national bird by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, I was disappointed, confused, and honestly, a...
Two sides to the ongoing battle for Trinity Western’s law school November 17, 2016November 21, 2016 Josh Kozelj and Michelle Yun There has been a fierce debate over whether Trinity Western University (TWU), a private Christian university based in Langley, B.C., should open a law school. The B.C. Law Society believes that...
Free tuition is not the ideal solution to student woes November 17, 2016November 17, 2016 Emily Fagan The #allnoutnov2 National Student Day of Action, a reactionary movement to ever-climbing tuition, sought foremost to push back against the notion that, as the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) puts...
EDITORIAL: What we can learn from America’s trash heap of an election November 3, 2016November 2, 2016 Martlet Staff At time of writing, the U.S. presidential election is a mere week away. After what has felt like eons, America will finally decide between Hillary Clinton, the potential first ever...
Don’t whitewash tradition: Keep the red poppy November 3, 2016November 2, 2016 Kaitlyn Kokoska A red poppy can lay dormant for 80 years beneath the soil until they receive enough light to grow. For this reason, the red poppy has been a major symbol...
